The following questions are related to ‘Social Skills’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
This list is sorted chronologically, from newest back to earliest.
Q: I am 15 years old and I still haven’t developed assertive behaviour. Whenever I am in put into a situation where I have to stand up for myself my adrenaline starts to rise so much that I begin to cry. The thing is, it’s not something that I can control — it’s like tears [...]
Q: My sister is 18, soon to be 19, and has had a problem with wetting the bed her whole life. She also likes to make up stories and cuts herself. Excuses for her behaviors are always blamed on voices inside her head and they will get mad if she talks about them. We have [...]
Q: My husband’s 24 year-old sister has no friends and is so socially awkward that she can hardly function in society. Instead of taking me up on my offers to go for walks or come to church youth night, she insists on dropping by our house uninvited, without calling first. Because my husband is away [...]
Q: I’m personally having issues with brainstorming with a team. Do I just have a weaker mind-set or am I just too shy and like to work on things on my own? How can I improve myself and climb up the ladder if I can’t communicate my thoughts effectively as part of a team? If [...]
Q: I’m a psychology major at Saint Xavier University in Chicago, and I have some questions to ask about psychology. Before Valentine’s day, I received a e-mail from a friend, who said in the e-mail that he loves me dearly. But unfortunately, I had a boyfriend at that time and could not break the relationship [...]
Q: I recently went to a new psychiatrist for medication. He walked into the appointment holding a 14 inch laptop. During the time of our session in which I paid the full rate, he asked a question and spent more time tapping and looking at the laptop than engaging in conversation with me. He received [...]
Q: For over a year, my husband kept calling another close female friend of ours, sometimes even in my presence. After a year, I finally decided that he needs to stop that and that he needs to leave my friend alone. However, he continually asks if he can call her just to see how she [...]
